Mars closes in on the Pleiades star cluster this week to give sky-watchers a beautiful view of contrasting celestial colours.

The red planet will appear close to the blue-white stars of the cluster all week, but the closest approach happens on 3 March.

Mars also forms a straight line with two red stars: Aldebaran in Taurus and Betelgeuse (famously pronounced beetlejuice) in Orion.

We have: Pleiades/Orion/Taurus/(bull or ox - Year of the Ox)/Betelgeuse all in one.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/01/starwatch-mars-closes-in-on-pleiades-star-cluster